Where does “Eisregen” come from?

Eisregen (German) comes from German eis, from Middle High German īs, from Old High German īs, from Proto-West Germanic īs, from Proto-Germanic īsą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- — ice, frost.

Eisregen (German): freezing rain

Definitions

  1. freezing rain

Ancestry of “Eisregen”, step by step

Eisregen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German eis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneissingular imperative of eisen; first-person...
2Middle High Germanīs—
3Old High Germanīsice
4Proto-West Germanicīsice
5Proto-Germanicīsąice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost

via German Ręgen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRęgen—
2Middle High Germanrëgen—
3Old High Germanreganrain
4Proto-West Germanicregnrain
5Proto-Germanicregnąrain
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreǵ-to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic īsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic īs →